Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Prepares for First Launch of 2025

Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan is gearing up for its first launch of the year, with plans for 9 scheduled launches in 2025.

The launch the cargo spaceship Progress MS 30 with the help of the Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle delivering cargo necessary to support the ISS operations and supplies to the crew is set to blast off on February 28, 2025, The Caspian Post reports, citing Kazinform.

Next to take off is the Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle, which is expected to deliver Bion-M No.2 satellite into orbit, on March 25, 2025.

On April 8, 2025, the Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle with the Soyuz MS 27 manned spacecraft is set to transport Expedition 73 crew members including Russia’s Sergey Ryzhikov, Alexey Zubritsky as well as NASA’s Jonny Kim to the ISS.

Earlier it was reported that Russia’s Roscosmos had presented Kazakhstan the schedule of launches from Baikonur for 2025.